Born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK — Feb 11 1898• Died Jun 11 1966

Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge fr…
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Roger Hanover

Bunco Kelly


Talker

Eli Zach

Monty Smith


Boats


Herk Lamson

Harry

Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)

Uncle Billy Smith

Ed Rawlings

Self

Emory Packer
Lester Tinney


Wally Williams

Jamie

Phroso


Fred Saunders

The Taxi Driver

Judge Holloway

Self (archive footage)

Hotel masher

Charley O'Leary

Charlie Hennessey

Scotty Hyslip

Arthur Whiteside

Pvt. 'Irish' Potts

Ole Pa

Jerry Tyler

Gus

Lt. Cochrane

Sheriff Howard Thomas

Frankie McPhillip

Jack 'Pop' Richardson

Jed Marlowe

Spats Hunter

Dr. Amos Wynn

McGee

The Schemer

Flapjack Simms

Al Manning

Jeff Carter

Al Morgan

Malachi Stack

Ollie Miller


Kenneth Rimplegar

Stiles

Judge Lester Farrell

Henry Delaney

Babe Hanson

Sam Grover

Fred Dobbs

Doc Curtis

Babe Jenson

Tubbs

Shorty

Pierre

Jamie Nigg

F.R. Duncan

Jack

Chick Rollins

Healy

Morelli

Carter

Joe Flynn - Prizefighter

Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)

Joe

Lafe Bailey

Detective Ed Fitzpatrick

Bill Conley

Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)

Emmett Rogers

Rick

Slim

McManus

Joe Wheelen

Gus Basserman

Russ Penny

Albert Dark

Miller

Barbecue Jones

Harry Hilyer

'Talky' Carson

Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay

Scoop McGuire

Lou Dicketts

Andy West

Jimmy Tracy

Frankie Rogers

Walter "Wally" Higgins

Bob White

Sam Morley

Jed

Martin West

Rebel

"Fingers" Boston

Joe Haynes, Press Agent

Emory Packer

'Curly'

Elias Hobbs

Joe Luvalle

Larry Barnes

Jason H. 'Jay' Barton

Tom Hartley

Millard Barnes

Bob Crane

Joe Redmond

Sam Maxwell

Old Brown

Ted Young

Billy

Mr. York

Mike Clancy

Mike

Sam Parks

Harper

Wally Collins

'Mac' McBride

Vic Howard

Police Lt. Ferria

Arthur Westlake

Jimmy Kelly

Fred Thorson

Terry McCall

Self (uncredited)

Steve

Andy Blane

Bill Bogard

Willie Barton

Peter Jackson

John O'Reilly

Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)

Pete Kelly

Jack Kirkland / John Prescott

Ted Lloyd
Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins